Bill Vohaska

William John "Bill" Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team at the center position from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He later worked as a coach and teacher. He also founded and operated the Riverside Day Camp in Riverside, Illinois.[4]

Bill Vohaska

Vohaska from 1950 Illio
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	May 17, 1929 Riverside, Illinois
Died:	December 24, 2004(2004-12-24) (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois
Career information
High school:	Cicero (IL) Morton
College:	Illinois
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1950)

References

1. "Vohaska Captained Gridders: AOY Candidate Named All-American Pivot". Daily Illini. May 16, 1951.
2. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
3. "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
4. Vikki Ortiz Healy (September 18, 2009). "Hazy, crazy camp days: For decades, Riverside Day Camp gave kids a place to romp all summer -- until insurance concerns rained on the parade". Chicago Tribune.